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1949 Manchester City Council election

1949 Manchester City Council election
← 1947 12 May 1949 (1949-05-12) 1950 →
36 of 144 seats
to Manchester City Council
73 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 23 seats,
52.7% 		13 seats,
41.9% 		0 seats,
4.5%
Seats before 66 70 8
Seats won 19 17 0
Seats after 72 64 8
Seat change Increase6 Decrease6 Steady
Popular vote 127,390 116,147 12,946
Percentage 49.1% 42.8% 5.0%
Swing Decrease3.6% Increase2.9% Increase0.5%
Map of results of 1949 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control


Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1949. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 127,390 (49.1%)
Decrease 3.6 19 (57.8%)
19 / 36
 Increase 6 50 (50.0%)
72 / 144
Labour Party 116,147 (44.8%)
Increase 2.9 17 (42.2%)
17 / 36
 Decrease 6 64 (44.4%)
64 / 144
Liberal Party 12,946 (5.0%)
Increase 0.5 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 Steady 8 (5.6%)
8 / 144
Communist 1,910 (0.7%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144
Independent Conservative 719 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144
Independent 89 (0.0%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 36
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 144

Full council

↓
64 8 72

Aldermen

↓
16 7 13

Councillors

↓
48 1 59

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. G. Westbrook 2,117 53.8 −1.7
Labour F. Evans* 1,820 46.2 +1.7
Majority 297 7.6 −3.4
Turnout 3,937
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Dobbins* 3,583 50.5 −4.5
Labour V. Wilson 3,507 49.5 +4.5
Majority 76 1.0 −9.0
Turnout 7,090
Conservative hold Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Winstanley* 5,166 63.7 +5.7
Conservative W. Morgan 2,803 34.5 −7.5
Communist T. Royle 146 1.8 N/A
Majority 2,363 29.2 +13.2
Turnout 8,115
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hart 5,765 46.1 −5.3
Labour E. Cruse* 5,077 40.6 +1.0
Liberal R. Frere 1,537 12.3 +3.3
Communist M. Cohen 133 1.0 N/A
Majority 688 5.5 −6.3
Turnout 12,512
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Malcolm* 5,448 62.7 +6.5
Conservative A. Gilbert 3,237 37.3 −6.5
Majority 2,211 25.4 +13.0
Turnout 8,685
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Goldstone* 3,082 40.3 −4.2
Conservative N. Lee 2,337 30.6 −8.6
Liberal S. Needoff 1,959 25.6 +13.6
Communist M. I. Druck 262 3.5 −0.8
Majority 745 9.8 +4.5
Turnout 7,640
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Turley* 10,552 75.0 +9.2
Labour M. Whittaker 3,522 25.0 +1.5
Majority 7,030 50.0 +7.7
Turnout 14,074
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. S. Langton* 1,963 67.0 +20.2
Conservative J. Brennan 969 33.0 −12.8
Majority 994 34.0 +33.0
Turnout 2,932
Labour hold Swing

Collyhurst

Collyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Malcolm* 2,424 60.4 +6.4
Conservative W. H. Turney 1,543 38.4 −4.5
Communist J. B. Cross 47 1.2 −1.9
Majority 881 22.0 +10.9
Turnout 4,014
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. H. McDowall 4,682 46.4 −9.0
Labour J. P. Jennings 3,801 37.7 +11.1
Liberal F. Merryweather 1,609 15.9 +1.0
Majority 881 8.7 −20.1
Turnout 10,092
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Hill* 7,363 62.8 −0.9
Labour L. Fern 2,436 20.8 −0.4
Liberal G. Escott 1,753 15.0 +2.0
Communist F. Dean 170 1.5 −0.6
Majority 4,927 42.0 −0.5
Turnout 11,722
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. E. Bird* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Lord* 5,442 58.5 +2.9
Conservative A. Leach 3,632 39.1 −5.3
Communist A. Wilde 225 2.4 N/A
Majority 1,810 19.4 +8.2
Turnout 9,299
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. A. Yarwood* 5,675 58.8 +1.1
Conservative G. Lancaster 3,978 41.2 −1.1
Majority 1,697 17.6 +2.2
Turnout 9,653
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. P. J. Hinderer* 3,719 51.5 +4.9
Conservative C. Blackwell 3,496 48.5 −3.1
Majority 223 3.0
Turnout 7,215
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levensulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Bowes* 4,747 55.1 +4.5
Labour F. Hatton 2,829 32.9 +0.2
Liberal W. Fleetwood 1,032 12.0 −4.7
Majority 1,918 22.2 +4.3
Turnout 8,608
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Hopkins* 5,945 57.7 −2.8
Labour A. Lees 3,666 35.6 −3.9
Liberal C. T. Ashton 691 6.7 N/A
Majority 2,279 22.1 +1.1
Turnout 10,302
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Littlemore* 2,395 41.4 +5.2
Conservative J. McGrath 2,182 46.8 −3.6
Communist G. Chandler 85 1.8 −1.5
Majority 213 4.6
Turnout 4,662
Labour hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Quinney* 3,242 58.6 +1.4
Conservative J. Priestley 2,290 41.4 −1.4
Majority 952 17.2 +2.8
Turnout 5,532
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side East

Moss Side East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Cuffin* 2,857 53.0 −0.3
Labour A. McAdam 2,421 44.9 +4.3
Communist L. Johnson 108 2.1 N/A
Majority 436 8.1 −4.6
Turnout 5,386
Conservative hold Swing

Moss Side West

Moss Side West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Cox 3,310 45.4 −11.7
Labour D. Molloy* 2,701 37.0 −1.0
Ind. Conservative G. Escott 719 9.9 N/A
Liberal J. T. Chapman 567 7.8 +2.9
Majority 709 8.4 −10.7
Turnout 7,297
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Lamb* 6,376 49.7 +6.2
Conservative W. C. Carruthers 6,206 48.4 −0.5
Communist C. Dalton 240 1.9 N/A
Majority 170 1.3
Turnout 12,822
Labour hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Blackwell* 2,463 57.6 −0.7
Conservative D. Edwards 1,812 42.4 +0.7
Majority 651 15.2 −1.4
Turnout 4,275
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Logan* 4,969 56.5 +3.9
Conservative E. Hatch 3,833 43.5 −3.9
Majority 1,136 13.0 +7.8
Turnout 8,802
Labour hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Thomas* 4,694 61.5 +3.1
Conservative W. R. Swan 2,819 36.9 −1.0
Communist S. Wild 122 1.6 −2.1
Majority 1,875 24.6 +4.1
Turnout 7,635
Labour hold Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. B. Cary* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Stockdale* 5,533 64.9 −3.8
Labour C. Lynon 2,358 27.7 −3.6
Liberal G. Bateman 636 7.4 N/A
Majority 3,175 37.2 −0.2
Turnout 8,527
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Pegge* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. L. Cobon 353 75.8 +8.1
Labour W. Binns 113 24.2 +7.6
Majority 240 51.6 +0.5
Turnout 466
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. E. Thomas* 2,702 51.2 +4.6
Conservative F. Hyde 2,484 47.1 −6.3
Independent J. Gillespie 89 1.7 N/A
Majority 218 4.1
Turnout 5,275
Labour hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. E. Burgess* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. F. Martin 3,495 55.9 −3.0
Labour W. Massey* 2,756 44.1 +3.0
Majority 739 11.8 −6.0
Turnout 6,251
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St Mark's

St. Mark's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. M. Larrad* 4,146 58.7 +2.7
Conservative W. Sharp 2,912 41.3 −2.7
Majority 1,234 17.4 +5.4
Turnout 7,058
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Donovan* 2,052 66.4 −0.9
Conservative S. J. G. Cobb 1,040 33.6 +0.9
Majority 1,012 32.8 −1.8
Turnout 3,092
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Lord* 10,713 56.8 −4.9
Labour J. W. Upton 5,539 39.4 −0.6
Liberal A. J. Higson 2,608 13.8 +5.5
Majority 5,174 27.4 −4.3
Turnout 18,860
Conservative hold Swing

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Ralphs 8,802 50.7 −2.3
Labour W. Frost* 7,643 44.0 −0.4
Liberal R. T. Taylor 554 3.2 N/A
Communist G. Taylor 372 2.1 −0.5
Majority 1,159 6.7 −1.9
Turnout 17,371
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1949 and 1950

References

  1. ^ STRUGGLE LIKELY OVER MANCHESTER ALDERMEN, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1949, p.1
  2. ^ SIX CONSERVATIVE GAINS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 13, 1949, p.8
Quelle: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Manchester_City_Council_election